http://www.english.hadhramaut.info Yemen, Germany discuss preparations for Friends' meeting [The Source: SANA'A/hadharamaut.info/sabanews.net - 09/01/2011] Yemen and Germany discussed on Sunday aspects of economic and developmental cooperation and Germany's support for development plans and economic reforms in Yemen This came during a meeting gathered Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi and German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Dirk Niebel, who touched upon the underway preparations for the meeting of Yemen Friends Group scheduled to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in next March.They also dealt with the developments at the local arena and the regional issues of common concern.Al-Qirbi expressed the Yemeni government's appreciation for the Germany's continuous support for the development in Yemen, confirming Yemen's keenness to boost its relations with Germany in various areas